Parts of our Sanctuary will be open for gun deer hunting from Nov. 23-Dec. 1. Trails are closed during this period. Hunters and trappers must register with The Ridges before hunting.

Nature Notes

Nature Notes: Protecting Shorebirds During Fall Migration

Nature Notes: Protecting Shorebirds – Protecting Shorebirds During Fall Migration By Dan Scheiman, Visitor Engagement Specialist Fall migration is in full swing. In addition to songbirds, shorebirds are also winging […]
Nature Notes: Helping Wisconsin Bats By Anna Foster, Program Director Imagine walking down a boardwalk by the light of the moon, feeling the cool breeze from Lake Michigan through the […]
Nature Notes: Human-Wildlife Interactions By Sam Hoffman, Land Manager At some point or another we have all had a memorable experience with wildlife in the outdoors. Time spent viewing animals […]
Nature Notes: Finding Sanctuary in the Swales By Amy Shook, Naturalist As you take a walk through The Ridges Sanctuary, you may notice areas that have no trees, even though […]
In the News: The Ridges Documents Small Mammals By Betsy Lecy , Peninsula Pulse – August 1st, 2024 (From left) Sam Hoffman weighs a flying squirrel, research director Tony Kiszonas writes down its measurements and […]
Nature Notes: Watching Fawn-dly, Whitetail Deer Fawns By Anna Foster, Director of Programming Door County may be known for its limestone bluffs, ice cream shoppes, and beautiful sunsets, but I […]
Nature Notes: Pollinators – The Heroes of the Plant World By Libby Humphries, Environmental Educator This time of year, Door County is a-flower with golden Alexander, red columbine, and lupine […]
Nature Notes: Protect Birds from Window Collisions By Dan Schieman During this past spring migration upwards of 3.5 billion birds were winging their way northwards (and even more will be […]
Kids running through the woods with an instructor.
Forest Days are designed to bring students outside and into their local forest for place-based environmental education. Forest Day lesson topics include the carbon cycle, patterns in nature, the role of decomposers in the forest, food webs, and other interconnecting themes.